Ainhoa
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne | |
| Canton | Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle | |
| Community association | Pays Basque | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 18 ′ N , 1 ° 30 ′ W | |
| height | 52-649 m | |
| surface | 16.19 km 2 | |
| Residents | 672 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 42 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64250 | |
| INSEE code | 64014 | |
| Website | http://www.ainhoa.fr/ | |
 Ainhoa, main street |
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Ainhoa is a French commune in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It has 672 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and is classified as one of the Plus beaux villages de France ( Most Beautiful Villages in France ).
geography
The village is located in the French part of the Basque Country on the border with Spain , about 17 kilometers from the Atlantic coast.
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church, 14th century
- Notre-Dame-d'Aubépine chapel
economy
Ainhoa is one of the ten municipalities that are allowed to grow and sell the Basque pepper Piment d'Espelette under the appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) .
literature
- Les plus beaux villages de France. Guide officiel de l'association Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. Sélection du Reader's Digest, Paris a. a. 2003, ISBN 2-7098-1421-8 .
Web links
Commons : Ainhoa - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ainhoa on Les plus Beaux Villages de France (French)
- ↑ Actimage: Fiche produit. In: www.inao.gouv.fr. Retrieved April 1, 2016 .